FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airmen with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance section, check fuel kits at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. The FMS Airmen are responsible for keeping track of all equipment used on missile alert and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Mickel Roe Villar, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance technician, carries pelican cases to the equipment storage area at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. The FMS Airmen are responsible for dispatching all equipment sent to missile alert and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Randell Bowen, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance technician, hands equipment from a truck at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. The FMS Airmen remove missile alert facility and launch facility equipment two to three times a day, a process known as “downloading.” (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airman 1st Class Dalton Steele, 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance technician, removes a pelican case from a truck at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. The FMS Airmen check the kits for accountability to ensure all equipment is brought back from missile alert and launch facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

An Airman with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance section scans a personal protective equipment kit at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. Once PPE kits are inspected, FMS Airmen scan them back into inventory to help maintain accountability. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airmen with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance section empty water from a water tank at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. The FMS Airmen use the water tanks to fill a launch-tube sump pump in order to test its operation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Airmen with the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron facilities maintenance section, sort through calibrated equipment at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Oct. 24, 2016. After accounting for all equipment kits, FMS Airmen ensure it’s organized in an equipment storage area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry)

FMS Airmen sustain mission readiness

Published Oct. 31, 2016
By Airman 1st Class Jonathan McElderry
Minot Air Force Base, Public Affairs

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